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Medical Xpress / More than two million Australian middle-aged men are drinking at risky levels
The first national in-depth study to examine alcohol use among Australian middle-aged men has found that more than 2 million are drinking at levels that put their health at risk of harm. The new Flinders University research, ...
Medical Xpress / Blood test enables earlier detection of heart and kidney disease
A new way to detect the onset of heart and kidney disease far earlier than previously possible has been discovered by scientists. The breakthrough, published today in Nature Communications, reveals a novel method for identifying ...
Medical Xpress / Visual measure of illness perception paints a picture of quality of life
Asking patients with chronic lung illnesses to paint a picture, of sorts, that shows how they perceive the extent of their lung disease can tell clinicians as much about their symptom-related quality of life as pulmonary ...
Phys.org / Universal voting-by-mail increases voter turnout for both major US parties
In recent years, voting by mail has been the subject of numerous lawsuits and attacks that often claim the process gives Democratic nominees and legislative bills an edge. But a recent Caltech study shows that sending ballots ...
Tech Xplore / Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minute deliveries
More than 20 years after it redefined fast shipping, Amazon is preparing to raise the bar on consumer expectations again by offering to fulfill customers' most urgent product needs in a half-hour or less for an extra fee.
Tech Xplore / Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform
The company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students, many of them in the middle of finals.
Medical Xpress / Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship as outbreak grows to 11
A Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, Spain's health ministry announced Tuesday as the World Health Organization said it has now confirmed ...
Medical Xpress / Heat-related hospitalizations rose over two decades. Black adults, low-income communities disproportionately affected
A study examined racial and ethnic disparities in rates of heat-related illness (HRI) hospitalizations among U.S. adults from 1998 to 2022. The findings showed that hospitalization rates for HRIs have increased overall in ...
Phys.org / Work songs can improve team coordination, study finds
Work songs, musical pieces designed to be performed or sung while working, have been widely documented across various cultures and in different historical periods. For instance, people in different nations have been known ...
Tech Xplore / Operational test demonstrates 100% electric furnace for ceramic frit melting, on its way to 1,500°C
CIRCE—the Technology Center has coordinated the design and construction of an electric furnace for ceramic frit melting that has successfully completed its first operational tests. This milestone is the result of the joint ...
Tech Xplore / 'Touch dreaming' helps humanoid robots handle five tricky tasks with 90.9% higher success
Humanoid robots, robotic systems with a body structure that resembles that of humans, could soon assist humans with various tasks in household environments, manufacturing sites, hospitals and other settings. While some humanoid ...
Phys.org / Unexplored interactions between electrons and atomic nuclei shed light on dark matter
Dark matter particles could be mediators of the interaction between electrons and atomic nuclei, as shown by a study conducted by junior group leader, Dr. Konstantin Gaul, Dr. Lei Cong, and Professor Dr. Dmitry Budker, of ...